A soft heart and a firm resolve

. . .  I did cry unto the Lord; and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heart that I did believe all the words which had been spoken by my father . . . 
First Nephi. Chapter Two. Verse 16.

A soft heart and a firm resolve

are what I need today

and so I ask the Lord to make

me pliable as clay.

Clay that can be molded

and then sets in fixed design

to celebrate the Potter

that does make the clay to shine.

And if I crack a little bit

with handling that's rude,

I'll bow my head again and pray

that I can be reglued.